William Balfour received three life sentences plus 120 years on related charges today in Chicago. He was convicted of murdering American Idol finalist, singer, and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and nephew. Illinois, where the trial took place, doesn’t have the death penalty…
George Clinton, born July 22, 1941, is many things: a singer, songwriter, producer and musical visionary. The one thing he’s not is predictable. At 71, he’s as outrageous as ever, a vision of pure theatrical eccentricity, garbed in outlandish costumes, multicolored dreadlocks, oversized sunglasses, and the occasional elaborate headdress. With…
If one were to employ an extended metaphor that compared South Florida’s extreme music (see also: metal) scene to a secret pagan cult, then Shroud Eater would be the guy wearing goat horns and dangling a human sacrifice over the Hearth of Eternal Doom.That is to say, the brutish trio…
Do you need another good reason to support the DREAM Act? How about Carlos Santana? One of the world’s great guitarists, he was born in Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico, on July 20, 1947, and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1965 after joining his parents in San Francisco as…
A Canadian company has filed a lawsuit against Flo Rida and is seeking $200,000 from the Carol City rapper.The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in a Miami federal court, claims that Flo Rida’s decision to cancel a recent Canadian tour was a costly breach of contract. Spin Artist Agency, the company that’s…
See also:Holly Hunt, the perfect Stoner Metal Drunken Slashpine interview, with jokes on Katie Holmes and inner darknessEarlier this week, we braved torrential rains and knee-deep floods to stop by Radio-Active Records. Owner Mikey Ramirez and Mothersky’s Richard Vergez are DJing County Grind Live this Saturday at Green Room. Secretly,…
The perfect place to lure black-metal Miami trio Slashpine into a drunken interview? Well, of course, a midweek happy hour featuring the sounds of a long-haired Latin guitarist strumming away earnestly and loudly to GNR’s “Sweet Child o’ Mine.” Since the band was mildly sarcastic during our first New Times…
And then he said, “Dave Matthews Band!” Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha. Nearly 20 years ago, Rolling Stone’s Paul Evans called Dave Matthews Band’s RCA debut, Under the Table and Dreaming, “one of the most ambitious releases of ’94.” His album review highlighted the frontman’s “gorgeous vocals” and the collective’s “complex harmonies” in an…
Kevin Richardson has finally stopped playing games with our hearts and the wallets of the rest of the Backstreet Boys. He’s back with his blue eyes and raven, spiky hair to complete the original lineup of the pop quintet. The band just announced that its comeback premiere performance will take…
Maya Arulpragasam, better-known by her alias M.I.A., is definitely one of the world’s baddest bitches. After killing off gingers in her “Born Free” video and flipping off the football-loving grandmas of America on Super Bowl Sunday, she solidified her place in world history as such.Today, she celebrates her 37th birthday…
See also Drunken Slashpine interview with goofy black-metal questionsMetal music wears its love of extremity on its sleeve. But don’t be fooled. There is no one right way to rock. For example, the drunks in Slashpine play black metal, which means they play as fast as they can. On the…
Update: Explicit version added at 3:05 p.m. after the jumpGunplay is one of Carol City’s wildest motherfuckers. In fact, he’s probably one of the Western Hemisphere’s craziest creatures. It is a personal goal to spend an evening out with the rapper — getting neck tattoos, riding ATVs through North Miami’s…
It’s been a pretty great day for once big ’90s bands. Green Day and No Doubt released new singles on the web, decades after each first hit the international music scene. At the moment, we’re more excited about No Doubt’s song “Settle Down,” so let’s talk about it.Although it’s been…
Ian Curtis, born July 15, 1956, is one of the more tragic figures in rock. As lead singer of the British band Joy Division, he seemed to ride the crest of the postpunk curve, thanks to a pair of albums now deemed classics, Unknown Pleasures and Closer. Sadly, though, beneath…
If God loved you, (s)he would have placed you on last Thursday’s flight from Burbank to Las Vegas during which Flavor Flav presented inflight announcements. What’d our favorite clock-wearing Public Enemy have to say over the loudspeaker? First, he talked weather, then encouraged passengers to give a hand to their…
See also:Our interview with Arlo GuthrieReview of Arlo Guthrie at Parker Playhouse.Woody Guthrie had his own version of a copyright warning. It read: “This song is copyrighted in U.S. under Seal of Copyright #154085, for a period of 28 years, and anybody caught singin’ it without our permission, will be…
The perfect place to lure black-metal Miami trio Slashpine into a drunken interview? Well, of course, a midweek happy hour featuring the sounds of a long-haired Latin guitarist strumming away earnestly and loudly to GNR’s “Sweet Child o’ Mine.”Since the band was mildly sarcastic during our first New Times interview,…
Review from last month’s County Grind LiveNew Times Broward-Palm Beach artners with Green Room to bring you into our family, presenting us in the flesh while also curating fantastically entertaining musical gatherings. After last month’s kick ass (kick ass, because there’s no better word to describe the night) show featuring…
Andrew Bird may not have set out to redefine modern music, but his eclectic fusion of jazz, rock, ragtime, and European folk morphs into a template that defies description. With his initial contributions to the zany Squirrel Nut Zippers, continuing with his own band Bowl of Fire, and with subsequent…
Do not attempt to adjust your computer screen, iPad, tablet, Android, iPhone or whatever the hell it is you’re looking at right now. What you’re reading is correct. I am writing about Jessica Simpson.This is one of the few public admissions of how low and beyond self-respect I will go…
News sources have been reporting on Cro-Mags founder and bassist, Harley Flanagan, going on an inspired stabbing and biting melee in the VIP area of the Webster Hall during the CBGB Festival this past July 6. The 42-year old punk rocker, MMA enthusiast, and Krishna follower supposedly gained access to…
Although he declines to give many interviews and claims his personal life isn’t nearly as important as his music, Jack White’s stature grew since launching the White Stripes, an unlikely duo with ex-wife Meg White. Even then, his ego was obviously significant, given the fact that Meg’s dubious drumming skills…
